Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-17
TRUE PATRIOTISM !
An Eloquent Grafton by
President Cleveland.
GRAND MILITARY PAGEANT,
Great Rejoicing in Philadelphia
The City Crowded With
Visitors.
Associated Press Dispatches to the Herald.

Associated Press Dispatches to the Herald.
PHILADELPHIA, September 16.-The
second days celebration of the Con.
stitutional Centennial was as great
success as yesterday. The day
was bright and clear, and there were
half a million strangers in the city
Thirty thousand soldiers, with Gener.
al Sheridan at the head OF the column
passed in review before President
Cleveland.
THE PRESIDENTS SPEECH.
A reception was rendered to the
President this morning by the Com.
mercial Exchange.
President Colly, OF the Comm ercia
Exchange introduced the President
who said 81 am glad to have an op
portunity to meet SO large represent
alton of business men of Philadelphia
1t is we'll that we should not entirely
forget in the midst of our jubilee thai
the aim and purpose Of good govern
ment tends after all to the advance
ment of the material interests of the
people and the increase of their trade
and commerce. The thought has
sometimes occurred to me that in the
hurry and rush of business there
might we'll be infused a little
MORE PATRIOTISM
Than we are wont to see, and little
more recognition of faith, that whole.
some political sentiment that is closely
related not only to the general good
but to the general success Of business
OF course our citizens engaged in bust
ness are quick to see the bearing o.
any policy which the government may
adopt as effects their
PERSONAL SUCCESS
And their accumulation but l would
like to see that broad and patriotic
sentiment among them which can see
beyond their peculiar personal inter.
ests, and which can recognize that the
advancement OF the entire country is
the object for which they may well
strive.
RIGHTEOUSNESS ATTACKED.
Must we always look for the politi-
cal opinions of our business mer
precisely where they suppose their
immediate pecuniary advantage il
found. | know how vain it is to hope
for an eradication of selfish motives
in all affairs of life; but am reminded
that we celebrate to-day the triumph
OF patriotism over selfishness.
A GRAND CONSTITUTION.
Will any one say that the con
cessions of the constitution were no
we'll made, or that we are not to-day
in full enjoyment of the blessings
resulting from the due regard for al
conflicting interests represented by
the different States, which were united
hundred years ago?
l believe that the complete bene.
fits promised to the people by oul
form of government can be secured
only by the exercise OF the same spirit
of toleration for each others rights
and interests in which it had its birth
This spirit will prevail when the bust
ness men OF the country cultivate
POLITICAL THOUGHT;
When they cease to eschew participa
ton in political actions, and when such
thoughts and action are guided by
better motives than purely for selfish
and exclusive benefit. l am of opin
ion that there is no place in the coun.
try where such conditions can be Sc
properly and successfully maintained
as here among the enlightened and
enterprising business men OF Ph iladel
phia."
THE REVIEW.
After the reception the Presidential
party drove to the reviewing stand al
Broad and Walnut streets to witness
the military parade. Shortly after II
Mrs. Cleveland appeared on the bal.
cony of the Lafayette Hotel, followed
by Private Secretary Lamont anG
wife, and two or three guests. Mrs
Cleveland was received with enthusi
astic applause as she appeared in front
of the balcony dressed in handsome
black silk dress with white insertions
and a beautiful white feather in her
hat. General Philip Sheridan,
mounted on a sorrel horse, came
up the street at the head of a vast
cavalcade of military, preceded by a
squad of mounted reserves.
THE PRESIDENT sALUTEs.
As he passed the reviewing stand
the President arose and tipped his
hat. 1t was the sign for continuous
round o huzzas. There were proba.
bly, 10000 men in the line OF parade
5000 or 5000 of whom were Grand
Army men.
MRS. CLEVELAND RETIREs.
Shortly after the New York troops
had passed Mrs. Cleveland, Private
Secretary Lamont and wife, Mrs.
Drexel and others who were with Mrs.
Cleveland ON the balcony, retired and
were driven to the Bellevue Hotel,
where they took lunch with Mr.. and
Mrs. George w. Childs, the invitation
to luncheon at that hour having been
accepted earlier in the day.
FORAKER'S POPULARITY.
When Governor Foraker appeared
at the head of the Fourteenth Ohio
Regiment he was obliged to keep his
head uncovered for long time. in
order to acknowledge the vociferous
cheers of his friends, who seemed tc
be numerous.
A SOCIAL MEETING.
The reception to President and Mrs
Cleveland at the Academy of Musi,
tonight was one of the greatest socia
successes ever witnessed in this city
Seventy thousand people found thei
way into the building before the tire,
President had grasped the hand of tin
last conner. Every one was in even
ing dress, and the scene presented wa
one of unusual brilliancy.
A Frightful Fire.
New ORLEANS, September TO-.
fire in the grocery store of Dominic